A U.S. based manufacturer of progressive and innovative dispensing, serving and point-of-use equipment for food service operators, needed to update its aging system in order to gather key metrics and fulfill customer demands to customize products.

An 85 year old company that designs, engineers, prototypes, and manufactures retail fixture, display and signage programs for top national brand marketers and chain retailers, was operating multiple ERP systems due to acquisitions over the past 10 years. They needed new systems to close data gaps and improve future processes and utilization.

A world leader in the manufacture of highly engineered springs, specialty fasteners, machined parts and other precision components, was in need of new and additional software due to business acquisitions, to increase process efficiency and standardization.

American Axle and Manufacturing (AAM), a tier 1 automotive supplier, deployed the Plex Manufacturing Cloud across all seven facilities in its metal formed product division to automate operations and increase output across global unit.

B2B organizations are rapidly building their web presence in an attempt to take advantage of the opportunities of the e-commerce channel. But the investment in e-commerce is more than developing a website. It is imperative that organizations take a comprehensive look at the capabilities required to execute their strategy and enable the ideal customer experience in their e-commerce channel.

Years ago, we sensed that a number of impending disruptive technologies would materially affect our clients. These technologies would have a profound impact on the way organizations conduct work, hire employees, collaborate, serve customers and more.

B2B e-commerce is more than just a channel for companies, it is a way to shift their offline businesses into high gear online and provide a world class multichannel customer experience that B2B customers now expect.

The consulting specialists at Baker Tilly brought IT strategy, solution evaluation, and project management methods combined with expertise in manufacturing and distribution, eCommerce and enterprise cloud solutions, to support SII’s development and management of an eCommerce strategy and overall IT improvement roadmap.

When building a TCO model comparing on-premise to cloud software, make sure the model properly factors upgrade cost, and extends far enough into the future. Recognize that hosting is not the same as multi-tenant cloud software. Cloud software typically provides a very compelling value proposition.

Baker Tilly’s experience and research suggests that you will be surprised by how software has fundamentally changed. Download the following whitepaper to learn valuable insights on how to implement cloud-based software solutions.

Baker Tilly helps you and your organization navigate through the HR software landscape to build a technology roadmap that is closely connected with your enterprise systems, and allows visibility into your most important asset: your people.

Our results included the ability to run the business with higher visibility, in real-time, and have the information we needed right at our fingertips on a daily basis, rather than having to wait for a monthly close,” reports Anderson-Cook CFO Dan Nowicki.